Former two-time super-middleweight champion David Benavidez put himself firmly in the picture for a bout with pound-for-pound king Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez with a dominant TKO of Kyrone Davis last night in Phoenix. Fighting for the first time since a stoppage win over Ronald Ellis back in March, Benavidez (25-0, 22 KOS) was simply too big, […]
Spanish veteran Kiko Martinez (43-10-2, 30 KOs) provided one of the shocks of the year last night with a stunning sixth round TKO win over Kid Galahad (28-2, 17 KOs) to capture the IBF featherweight title in Sheffield. Galahad, who was making the first defence of his title, began proceedings in dominant fashion; hurting Martinez […]
Micky Ward believes Demetrius Andrade will retain his WBO middleweight title when he defends against Irishman Jason Quigley at the SNHU Arena in Manchester, New Hampshire on Friday November 19, live worldwide on DAZN. Ward is no stranger to big New Hampshire bouts, winning two fights in the state in 1999 that set the benchmark for his Ring Magazine Fight […]
Gennady ‘GGG’ Golovkin has confirmed he will put his IBF middleweight title on the line against WBA champion Ryota Murata on December 29 in Saitama, Japan. The bout will be promoted by Teiken Promotions in association with GGG Promotions, and will be streamed live from the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, to over 200 countries […]
Chris Eubank Jr says he will silence rival Liam Williams when they meet on December 11 in Cardiff, live on Sky Sports. Eubank was last in action in October – halting Germany’s Wanik Awdijan in five rounds, while Williams returns for the first time since his unanimous decision defat to WBO middleweight champion Demetrius Andrade. […]
Joseph Parker says he still remains hopeful of becoming heavyweight world champion again before his career is over. Parker, who rematches Derek Chisora on December 18, defended his WBO heavyweight title twice before losing the belt via unanimous decision to Anthony Joshua back in 2018. The New Zealander says he wants a conclusive victory over […]
Oleksandr Usyk promoter Alex Krassyuk says three locations are in the running to stage the Ukrainian’s rematch with Anthony Joshua next year. Usyk claimed the WBO, WBA, IBF and IBO heavyweight titles with an impressive unanimous decision win over Joshua at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium back in September. With Joshua activating his rematch clause post-fight, […]
Tyson Fury went into his trilogy bout with Deontay Wilder while “very badly injured”, his father John told BT Sport. Fury (31-0-1, 22 KOs) would go on to successfully defended his WBC heavyweight title with a thrilling eleventh round knockout win over his American rival, but according to Fury Sr., did so with injuries to […]
IBF featherweight world champion Kid Galahad says he will dedicate his maiden title defence to the late, great Brendan Ingle this weekend in Sheffield. Galahad, who won the IBF belt with a spiteful performance against Jazza Dickens in August at Fight Camp, faces veteran Kiko Martinez at the Sheffield Arena, live on DAZN. “I am […]
Cruiserweight prospect Viddal Riley (4-0, 2 KO’s) has signed an exclusive long-term promotional agreement with BOXXER and Sky Sports Boxing. A former Team GB member who represented Britain at the 2014 Nanjing Youth Olympics and still undefeated as a professional, Riley brings an enormous following thanks to his second career as a digital content producer and social media influencer. Riley […]
WBC president Mauricio Sulaiman says a match-up between new undisputed super-middleweight champion Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez and unified light-heavyweight king Artur Beterbiev would be a ‘tremendous’ match-up. Mexican star Canelo captured Caleb Plant’s IBF 168lbs title at the weekend via 11th round KO to be crowned undisputed champion in Las Vegas. Russia’s Beterbiev is due to […]
Australian lightweight contender George Kambosos Jr says he will expose WBO, IBF, WBA and WBC Franchise 135lbs champion Teofimo Lopez when they finally meet on November 27 in New York. Lopez was due to defend his titles against Kambosos in June on Triller, but their bout was postponed due to the champion testing positive for […]